The '''Wandering Days''' is the term used by [[Hobbits]] to refer to the centuries-long period of their westward migration from their races' ancestral home somewhere in the wild East (probably in the upper vales of the river Anduin).

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The '''Wandering Days''' was the term used by [[Hobbits]] to refer to the centuries-long period of their westward migration from their races' ancestral home somewhere in the wild East (probably in the upper vales of the river Anduin).<ref name="Hobbits">{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref>

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Over many generations the Hobbits drifted westward until arond [[Third Age 1050]] many were settled until the [[Weather Hills]], but many [[Stoors]] settled near [[Tharbad]] in [[Dunland]]. In [[T.A. 1300]] the northern Hobbits had to flee from [[Angmar]] and some Stoors returned to the [[Gladden]]. The others continued westward and their first settlements were in [[Bree]] and [[Staddle]].

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Over many generations the Hobbits drifted westward until around {{TA|1050}} many [[Harfoots]] settled in [[Eriador]]. About {{TA|1150|n}} the [[Fallohides]] entered Eriador while many [[Stoors]] settled near [[Tharbad]] in [[Dunland]]. In {{TA|1300|n}} the northern Hobbits had to flee from [[Angmar]] and some Stoors (in {{TA|1356|n}}) returned to the [[Gladden Fields|Gladden]]. The others continued westward and their first settlements were in [[Bree]] and [[Staddle]].<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref>

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Eventually, in the year [[Third Age 1601|T.A. 1601]] a large population of Hobbits was granted permission by King [[Argeleb II]], one of the least few Kings of [[Arthedain]] to colonize the region which would become [[The Shire]], the main homeland of most of Hobbit-kind.

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Eventually, in the year {{TA|1601}} a large population of Hobbits was granted permission by King [[Argeleb II]],<ref name="TA"/> one of the last few Kings of [[Arthedain]], to colonize the region beyond the [[Brandywine]], and were later joined by the Stoors of Dunland. This would become [[The Shire]], the main homeland of most of Hobbit-kind.

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The oral history and memory of the Hobbits does not extend further back than their "Wandering Days", with their exact origins having been lost.

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The oral history and memory of the Hobbits did not extend further back than their "Wandering Days", with their exact origins having been lost.<ref name="Hobbits"/>

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[[Category:History of the Shire]]

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Latest revision as of 20:16, 17 January 2012

The Wandering Days was the term used by Hobbits to refer to the centuries-long period of their westward migration from their races' ancestral home somewhere in the wild East (probably in the upper vales of the river Anduin).[1]

Eventually, in the year T.A.1601 a large population of Hobbits was granted permission by King Argeleb II,[2] one of the last few Kings of Arthedain, to colonize the region beyond the Brandywine, and were later joined by the Stoors of Dunland. This would become The Shire, the main homeland of most of Hobbit-kind.

The oral history and memory of the Hobbits did not extend further back than their "Wandering Days", with their exact origins having been lost.[1]